Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-07-15
The Question Answered.
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ROCKVILLE, Nd, duly IL, 1887.
Mr.. Editor In last weeks usSentin6l ap
peared the following extract from the San
with the Sentineps comments thereon, and
the request that "the committee inform the
Democratic voters by what authority said
action was taken:
members of the Democratic Executive
Committee and other prominent Montgom.
cry county Democrats met at Rockville on
Tuesday, and at a conference discussed their
State convention primary, which is to be
held on July 20. The Democrats of Mont.
gomery vote for gubernatorial candidates
direct, by placing their names at the head
OF the delegate tickets voted at the primary.
The result of the conference was that de.
cision was reached TO place the name OF Col
l.. Victor Baughman at the head OF their
ticket as candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination. II is understood that the
friends of Hon. Charles b. Roberts will put
up the name of that gentleman for Govern
or on their ticket, and the primary contest
in Montgomery will be between Colonel
Baughman and Mr.. Roberts"
"The above extract from the Baltimore Sun
OF Thursday is certainly news to a large ma.
jority of the people of this vicinity, and If
any meeting of the kind was held it must
have been held very privately. However,
II such conference did take place and any
such action was taken by the State Central
Committee 1t is something unprecedented
in the management Of party affairs under
our primary election system. Will the
committee inform the Democratic voters by
what authority such action was taken?."
AS chairman of the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee for this county, l feel called
upon to pay attention TO the foregoing
| cannot inform "the Democratic voters BY
what authority such action was taken,V be
cause no such action was taken.
The Sentinel varies somewhat ironti ~
Sun. The Sun says. "members az ~
sffocfafIc Executive Committee" Z neISkss
rel says the estate Central Corr.nlttee.
There is no such thing in tbs county as
the Democratic Executive Committee.--
There is State Central Committee and 9
County COMMITTEES. The State Central Com
mittee consists Of three persons, the County
Committee offhirteen persons. The mem
bers of the State Central Committee, con
sisting of Or. Il. Woetton, David Griffith
and the, undersigned, were in Rockville on
the Tuesday referred TO in said article, but
not a/single member OF the County Com
mitt3e was here. No conference of any
kind or for any purpose took place, so iar
asI am advised or can learn.
Again, the State Central Committee has
no power to place any one in nomination
pand never undertook to do SO.
A The plan under which our primaries are
held designate the mode by which persons
seeking the nomination can have their names
placed on the ticket; there is no other way
in which it can be done, and no persons
name has ever been placed on the ticket ex
cept in the way prescribed by the plan
Col. Baughman's name was placed on the
ticket in exactly the same manner in which
Mr. Roberts name was placed there, i. g., a
friend OF each handed in their respective
names, accompanied by a dollar to assist ia
paying for printing the tickets.
Respectfully, &C.,
II. W. TALBOT,
Chm DEM State Cen. Com. for Monty Co.
The answer to our question by the Chair
man OF the State Central committee is per
iectly satisfactory, and fully exculpates botl
the State and County Committees from thu
false position they were placed in by thu
Sun, and we now respectfully ask that jour
nal upon what authority the statement wa.
made. Did the information come from {
reliable source, or was it merely manulac
tured to help along "boomY"
II will be matter of deep regret To Thu
entire American people if it shall prove tina
"Sunset' Cox's sun has set, politically, for
ever. II is known that the eminent New
York Congressman is in an extremely pre-
carious state Of health, and mere shadSv
of bis former self He eau, however, poin
with pride TO his record---a quarter Of d cen
tury Of useful public life